Watched part of the Alabama Georgia game and was struck by the truly appalling rap performance. I have no problem with rap per se, I think the originals, Run DMC , Grandmaster Flash etc were brilliant, love Gangstagrass's "Long Hard Times to Come" and can even take small doses of Eminem, but this was unintelligible, had no rhythm and completely out of context

Didn't watch, but I don't like "mumble rap", but it's popular among the young. I can't listen to some of the stuff my grandson likes. Otoh, that may be part of the point. Then again, he listens to the classic hip hop and western classical too. Different strokes.

"A man is rich when he has time and freewill. How he chooses to invest both will determine the return on his investment."

"Rap" is just one element of "Hip Hop", but there are many styles of rap. Hip Hop doesn't exist the same way it did in the 80s. The various elements have gone their own ways, and aren't linked into a coherent culture. Great graffiti artists are in museums and galleries. Deejays can be famous on their own, and they don't come from "da hood" anymore (like Daft Punk). The champion break dancers are Asians.

"A man is rich when he has time and freewill. How he chooses to invest both will determine the return on his investment."